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Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic “squid” unlike anything ever seen
ScienceDailyTuesday, October 20, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago.
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Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago.
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